“My neighbor has a pet rooster that he walks on a leash.
Reddit userKarin_Looaskedthe AskReddit community, “What strange thing is your neighbor doing?”
The thread quickly filled with stories of, um, rather unique neighbors.
Here’s what people shared:
1.
“The neighbor across the street feeds the stray cats outside.
u/NastyLittleGyal
2.
“My neighbor has a nightly ritual of serenading his garden gnomes with a ukulele.
u/CelestialCherryCharm
3.
He did this the day Trump was found guilty in the hush money trial.
His house is also covered in Trump merch and ‘no trespassing’ signs.
These people are nuts.”
u/PerpetuallyStartled
4.
He gets bonus points for being both drunk and in his underwear.
Time will tell how I will reciprocate his trespassing.
It should be fun.”
u/Cyanora
5. u/LadyMactire
6.
I still have the photos, lol.”
u/ItsKay180
7.
“My neighbor mows his lawn at the crack of dawn every Sunday.
Not so weird, right?
He does it dressed as Darth Vader, complete with the breathing sounds.
I’m not sure if he’s embracing the Dark Side or just really intoStar Wars-themed yard work.”
u/aurora_freckles03
8.
“My neighbor insists on doing his gardening only during thunderstorms.
u/RaggedWidget
9.
“I once witnessed a battle of political yard signs between a father and daughter.
It was so funny.
It went on for a while.
The dad is a boomer, and the daughter is a millennial.
I will let you guess who put what political sign out.
I would get excited to look out the window each morning.”
u/free-toe-pie
10.
“My neighbor has a pet rooster that he walks on a leash.
u/ChiefGallantry
11.
“The lady across the street from me is the only one of my neighbors I haven’t met.
Every afternoon, she vacuums her driveway.
She has one car with a driveway and a garage she can use for parking.
u/jhumph88
12.
“When I was a kid, we had these neighbors who assumed the mantle of my parents’best friends.
u/Odd-Watercress1478
13.
We didn’t mulch near her fence line.
We ignored her for about two months while she continued to escalate the situation.
I spent my birthday explaining what she had done and how she kept worsening over time.
Now, we say nothing to her.
She tried to start things with us, but it didn’t get very far.”
u/amyscactus
14.
“My neighbor has a few apple trees not the kind you eat, but the small crab apples.
Portland is a fun place.”
u/Heavy-Cell2165
15.
It’s pretty strange but entertaining to see what they’ll come up with next.
I guess everyone has their own way of having fun.”
u/Major_Duty4157
16.
“They howl with the coyotes that are howling outside every night.”
u/flugualbinder
17.
“He’s building a bunker.
This has been going on for at least 10 years.
He also runs his bobcat in the middle of the night.
He works for the government, so maybe he knows something we don’t.”
u/Ick44
18.
“My closest neighbors treat their front yard like a landfill.
Every day I walk outside, I see brand new trash lying in the grass.
This behavior is strange, to say the least.”
u/Dr_Dankenstein5G
19.
“I’ve got a new neighbor that sets up an LED-litkaraokemachine to sing sermons.
He’ll go for several hours when he’s fired up.
Then, he goes back to smoking pot and drinking on the porch with the guys down the street.
u/Leftfeet
20.
So, I figure it’s best to let her do her thing.
Otherwise, I might invite the wrath of Boomer Karen.”
u/jazzy82slave
21.
“My neighbor sets off what sounds like explosives on random evenings.
Other neighbors tell me that they are high-quality rockets.
I’m sure he loves it, but it’s so annoying.”
u/Idontknowgem
22.
“They’re building a fence on my property.
u/Delta632
23.
“My neighbor keeps the inside ground floor of their house lit up like an airport 24/7.
Bright lights beam out their windows no matter what time of night.
How in the hell can the family relax and enjoy their living space under those lights?
I’m curious about why but don’t know how to phrase the question.”
u/Moos_Mumsy
24. u/Early2000sIndieRock
25.
“My neighbor’s favorite pastime is washing his car, but only the tires.
He’ll spend hours polishing them while the rest of the car remains covered in dust.”
u/CapableObserver
26.And: “It’s strange in a cute way.
She dances with her cat every single night.
She always opens the window and has great taste in some old jazz records, so I never complain.
u/Nexus6Leon
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